TARGOVISTE, Romania (Interstat) — Oxigen Bucuresti will visit Municipal in a women’s professional basketball game on Saturday. Oxigen Bucuresti enters with a 1-2 record, while Municipal is 2-1. Both teams are in the early part of their season, and the matchup on Saturday will be the first meeting between them this season.

Tiarra East is a player to watch for Oxigen Bucuresti. In her recent performances, she had 25 minutes, 32 points, three rebounds and five assists in a 114-65 win over Agronomia, and 34 minutes, 13 points, five rebounds, one assist and two blocks in a 60-82 loss at Rapid Bucuresti. East also posted 25 minutes, 32 points, three rebounds and five assists in Oxigen Bucuresti’s most recent result, a 114-65 home win over Agronomia. Kylie Kornegay Lucas added 31 minutes, 18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and one block in that game, while Josephine Raflo had 22 minutes, 22 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

Oxigen Bucuresti opened the season with a 63-67 home loss to Sepsi SIC, then fell 60-82 at Rapid Bucuresti before beating Agronomia 114-65 at home. The team will look to build on its most recent offensive output as it returns to the road.

Gabriela Munteanu is a player to watch for Municipal. She had 28 minutes, 22 points and eight rebounds in a 73-52 win at CSBT Alexandria, and 33 minutes, 17 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in a 75-84 loss to Arad. In Municipal’s most recent result, a 73-52 win at CSBT Alexandria, Munteanu finished with 28 minutes, 22 points and eight rebounds. Bride Kennedy Hopoate added 25 minutes, 12 points, 11 rebounds and one assist, and Alina Chivu contributed 21 minutes, 11 points, four rebounds and three assists.

Municipal’s other results this season include a 75-84 home loss to Arad and a 127-13 home win over CSUP Timisoara. Municipal has won two of its first three games and will host Oxigen Bucuresti on Saturday. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the season at Oxigen Bucuresti.

Oxigen Bucuresti will next host Arad, then visit CSBT Alexandria, host CSUP Timisoara and U-Cluj Napoca, visit Sportul Bucuresti and Sepsi SIC, host Rapid, visit Agronomia, host Municipal and visit Arad. Municipal will next visit U-Cluj Napoca, host Sportul Bucuresti, visit Sepsi SIC, host Rapid, visit Agronomia and CSUP Timisoara, visit Arad, host CSBT Alexandria, visit Oxigen Bucuresti and host U-Cluj Napoca.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Oxigen Bucuresti 77, Municipal 76.